Prognosis of Hepatitis C

Deaths and Mortality Rates

Deaths from Hepatitis C: estimated 8,000 to 10,000 deaths annually from Chronic HepC in USA (NIDDK)

Estimated mortality rate for Hepatitis C from prevalence and deaths statistics:

• Deaths: 8,000 (USA annual deaths calculated from this data: estimated 8,000 to 10,000 deaths annually from Chronic HepC in USA (NIDDK))
• Incidence: 2,000,000 (USA prevalence calculated from this data: estimated 2 to 5 million HCV chronic carriers
• 0.40% (ratio of deaths to prevalence).
• See also Deaths and Hepatitis C and Overview of Hepatitis C.

Estimated mortality rate for Hepatitis C from incidence and deaths statistics:

• Deaths: 8,000 (USA annual deaths calculated from this data: estimated 8,000 to 10,000 deaths annually from Chronic HepC in USA (NIDDK))
• Incidence: 150,000 (USA annual incidence calculated from this data: 150,000 new cases in the USA 1991 (Digestive diseases in the United States: Epidemiology and Impact – NIH Publication No. 94-1447, NIDDK, 1994)
• 5.3% (ratio of deaths to incidence).
• See also Deaths and Hepatitis C and Overview of Hepatitis C.

Complications:

Complications of Hepatitis C may include:

• Jaundice
• Liver disease
• Chronic Hepatitis C
• more complications...»

Complications of Hepatitis C from the Diseases Database include:

• Cirrhosis of liver
• Immunoglobulin levels raised (plasma or serum)
• Cryoglobulinaemia
• Vasculitis
• Hepatic failure
• more complications...»

See also complications of Hepatitis C.

Death Statistics for Hepatitis C

The following are statistics from various sources about deaths related to Hepatitis C:

• Hepatitis C death statistics by worldwide region:
  • About 8,000 deaths from Hepatitis C in Africa 2002 (The World Health Report, WHO, 2004)
  • About 7,000 deaths from Hepatitis C in The Americas 2002 (The World Health Report, WHO, 2004)
  • About 14,000 deaths from Hepatitis C in South East Asia 2002 (The World Health Report, WHO, 2004)
  • About 4,000 deaths from Hepatitis C in Europe 2002 (The World Health Report, WHO, 2004)
  • About 5,000 deaths from Hepatitis C in Eastern Mediterranean 2002 (The World Health Report, WHO, 2004
  • About 14,000 deaths from Hepatitis C in Western Pacific 2002 (The World Health Report, WHO, 2004)
• more death statistics...»

Hepatitis C: Research More

• Hepatitis C: Introduction
• Deaths: Hepatitis C
• Symptoms: Hepatitis C
• Complications: Hepatitis C

About prognosis:

The 'prognosis' of Hepatitis C usually refers to the likely outcome of Hepatitis C. The prognosis of Hepatitis C may include the duration of Hepatitis C, chances of complications of Hepatitis C, probable outcomes, prospects for recovery, recovery period for Hepatitis C, survival rates, death rates, and other outcome possibilities in the overall prognosis of Hepatitis C. Naturally, such forecast issues are by their nature unpredictable.

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